order to keep within the constraints of the septic system.
Te client's base requirements included: a home ofce, a
workout room, a mudroom, a freplace on each level, and
an open-plan main foor living space with unimpeded
views of the water. Te rest, including the exterior, they
left mainly up to Davitt and team.
"For the exterior they wanted an understated elegance
for the house," Davitt says. "Tey wanted it to be 'upper
end,' but they did not want it to be crazy, over-the-top
with big marble stairways. Tey wanted it comfortable
but to have an elegant feel to it."
Davitt and in-house architect, John Beverage, took it
from there. Te duo designed a Nantucket shingle-style
home, a style that is inherently understated but is also
quite elegant and dramatic when proportioned correctly.
FRONT AND BACK
Like most walkout homes, the front elevation stands in
stark contrast to the rear elevation. In front, one could
be forgiven to think that dormers had simply been added
to the existing ranch in order to add a new second foor.
Yes, the front elevation is transformed to the shingle style.
COMPANY INFORMATION
Remodeler:
Davitt Design Build
Location: West Kingston, R.I.
CEO: Matt Davitt
Employees: 22
PROJECT INFORMATION
Jamestown, R.I.
Square footage before:
3,400
Square footage after:
7,000
Project cost: $1.8 million
including pool and
landscaping
Original house and lot:
$2.6 million
EXTERIOR PRODUCTS
Roofing: GAF 120-mph-rated
shingles
Siding: Maibec Sidings
Windows: Andersen
A-Series (DP 50)
Doors: Andersen A-Series
(DP 50)
Lumber: I-Joist
Locksets and hardware:
Baldwin
Garage doors: Fagan Door
Insulation: Owens Corning
Paints/stains: Benjamin Moore
INTERIOR PRODUCTS
Doors: JELD-WEN
Tile: Marble
Flooring: Quarter-inch sawn
white oak
Fireplaces: Heat N Glo
Lighting: Juno
HVAC: First Co.
Home technology: Elan
OUTDOOR PRODUCTS
Pavers: Blue Stone
Railings: Custom stainless steel
Lighting: Juno
KITCHEN PRODUCTS
Cabinets: Custom
Countertops: Granite
Sinks: Toto
Faucets: Newport Brass
Range: Wolf
Exhaust hood: Best
Ovens: Wolf
Drawer appliances: Wolf
Refrigerators: Sub-Zero
Wine cooler: Sub-Zero
Dishwasher: Asko
Appliances USA
Washer/dryer: Asko
Appliances USA
BATH PRODUCTS
Cabinets: Wood-Mode
Countertops: Marble
Tubs: Kohler
Toilets: Toto
Showers: Newport Brass
Shower faucets:
Newport Brass
Sinks: Toto
Sink faucets:
Newport Brass
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